why is french toast called pain perdu? lost toast?
french toast
gary robert
March 12, 2020
Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor
March 16, 2020
Salut gary robert !
Thank you for your question! Pain perdu translates to "lost bread," and it has this name because it was originally made out of stale bread - bread that was (or would otherwise have been) lost.
À la prochaine !
Liss
Thank you for your question! Pain perdu translates to "lost bread," and it has this name because it was originally made out of stale bread - bread that was (or would otherwise have been) lost.
À la prochaine !
Liss
OwenM8
May 6, 2020
Moi, je prefere l'appeler "pain grille"---est-ce possible?
MCK
May 6, 2020
Le ain perdu is not the same as le pain grillé - the latter is plain old 'toast' in English, the former, usually referred to as French toast in English, is a more elaborate recipe, with stale bread soaked in a thin 'custard-like mixture and then (usually) pan-fried.
MCK
May 6, 2020
Typo - le pain perdu (not «le ain perdu»).
Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor
May 8, 2020
Salut OwenM8 et MCK !
Indeed, MCK, you have that exactly right. If you are interested, OwenM8, another option for "French toast" is the Canadian French pain doré (literally "golden bread").
À la prochaine,
Liss
Indeed, MCK, you have that exactly right. If you are interested, OwenM8, another option for "French toast" is the Canadian French pain doré (literally "golden bread").
À la prochaine,
Liss